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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Blackchin shiner

Miniellus heterodon Cope, 1865
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Max Length
7.1 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
3 yrs
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Typical Length
5.6 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults occur in clear, vegetated lakes, and in pools and slow runs of creeks and small rivers. Migratory behaviour is undetermined .

Scientific Name
Miniellus heterodon
Authority
Cope, 1865
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.1 cm
Lifespan
3 years
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Miniellus
Miniellus
Species
Blackchin shiner
Miniellus heterodon

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Blackchin shiner is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Blackchin shiner is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 48°N - 42°N North America: southern Quebec, Canada and from Vermont to Minnesota and Iowa in the USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.3±0.45

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
7.1cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
19.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Cope, 1865

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